Effectiveness of a LED flashlight technique in reducing livestock depredation by lions

Lesilau and colleagues conducted a field experiment around Nairobi National Park, Kenya, testing whether installing flashing LED lights on bomas reduced lion attacks on livestock. Comparing depredation at homesteads with and without the light systems over time, they recorded markedly fewer lion incursions and livestock losses at lit enclosures. The authors discussed the practicality and low cost of the technique for Maasai herders while noting the risk of predator habituation and the need for combining lights with sound husbandry. The study contributed quantitative support for low-tech deterrent lighting as a component of lion-conflict mitigation near protected areas.